What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Port Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Port Engineer?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Port Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Port Engineer's salary?

An Assistant Port Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,897 for beginners, reaching about $118,019 at mid-level, and approach $164,993 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Port Engineer?

Assistant Port Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Port Engineer roles are District of Columbia $80,494, California $80,189, Massachusetts $79,120. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Port Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Port Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Port Captain: $109,855; Port Director: $108,754; Port Engineer: $80,269; Port Manager: $68,895; Port Supervisor: $59,834.

Assistant Port Engineer Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Port Engineer make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Port Engineer in Vermont is $71,355 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, an Assistant Port Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,563
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,797 to $73,558
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,737

10% $60,737

50% (Median) $71,355

90% $75,563

Assistant Port Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,558	$6,130	$1,415	$35
Average	$71,355	$5,946	$1,372	$34
25th Percentile	$65,797	$5,483	$1,265	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Port Engineer Salaries

An Assistant Port Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Port Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Port Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,897
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,310
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,019
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,580
Expert (over 8 years): $164,993

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Port Engineer	less than 1 year	$70,897
Release Engineer II	1-2 years	$95,310
Release Engineer III	2-4 years	$118,019
Release Engineer IV	5-8 years	$133,580
Release Engineer V	over 8 years	$164,993

How Do Assistant Port Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Port Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,494.
California: $80,189.
Massachusetts: $79,120.

District of Columbia $80,494 California $80,189 Massachusetts $79,120 Washington $78,829 New Jersey $78,800 Alaska $78,698 Connecticut $77,695 New York $77,288

Hawaii $75,986 Rhode Island $75,376 Maryland $74,961 Minnesota $74,394 Colorado $74,176 Illinois $74,104 Oregon $73,827 Delaware $73,624

New Hampshire $73,496 Virginia $73,209 Pennsylvania $72,373 Nevada $71,952 North Dakota $71,813 Michigan $71,595 Wisconsin $71,515 Vermont $71,355

Texas $70,912 Maine $70,883 Arizona $70,839 Ohio $70,788 Georgia $70,120 Indiana $69,785 Wyoming $69,720 Utah $69,618

Iowa $69,574 Kansas $69,225 Louisiana $69,124 North Carolina $69,087 Missouri $69,073 Florida $68,789 Montana $68,636 Nebraska $68,491

Kentucky $68,411 South Carolina $68,120 Tennessee $67,939 Idaho $67,866 New Mexico $67,335 Oklahoma $67,219 Alabama $66,790 South Dakota $66,070

Arkansas $65,678 West Virginia $65,467 Mississippi $64,834

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Port Engineer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $73,038
Barre: $73,148
Cabot: $72,988

Adamant, VT $73,038

Barre, VT $73,148

Cabot, VT $72,988

Calais, VT $73,052

East Barre, VT $73,037

East Calais, VT $73,038

East Montpelier, VT $73,087

Eden, VT $72,990

Eden Mills, VT $72,924

Graniteville, VT $73,144

Hyde Park, VT $73,098

Johnson, VT $73,190

Lake Elmore, VT $73,017

Marshfield, VT $73,000

Moretown, VT $73,195

Morrisville, VT $73,187

Moscow, VT $73,224

Northfield, VT $73,106

Northfield Falls, VT $73,448

North Hyde Park, VT $73,093

North Montpelier, VT $73,020

Plainfield, VT $73,009

Roxbury, VT $72,886

South Barre, VT $73,233

Waterbury, VT $73,217

Stowe, VT $73,227

Waitsfield, VT $73,186

Warren, VT $73,049

Washington, VT $72,907

Waterbury Center, VT $73,214

Websterville, VT $73,132

Williamstown, VT $73,047

Wolcott, VT $73,007

Woodbury, VT $72,935

Worcester, VT $73,008

Rutland, VT $73,006

Belmont, VT $72,780

Benson, VT $72,780

Bomoseen, VT $72,895

Brandon, VT $72,948

Bridport, VT $72,956

Castleton, VT $72,908

Center Rutland, VT $72,958

Chittenden, VT $72,791

Cuttingsville, VT $72,765

Danby, VT $72,889

East Middlebury, VT $72,996

East Poultney, VT $72,897

East Wallingford, VT $72,818

Fair Haven, VT $72,844

Florence, VT $72,819

Forest Dale, VT $72,951

Gaysville, VT $72,488

Granville, VT $72,831

Hancock, VT $72,819

Hydeville, VT $72,903

Killington, VT $72,811

Middlebury, VT $73,109

Middletown Springs, VT $72,858

Mount Holly, VT $72,791

North Clarendon, VT $72,897

Orwell, VT $72,889

Pawlet, VT $72,916

Pittsfield, VT $72,853

Pittsford, VT $72,923

Poultney, VT $72,909

Proctor, VT $72,990

Ripton, VT $72,905

Rochester, VT $72,868

Rupert, VT $72,860

Salisbury, VT $72,977

Shoreham, VT $72,915

Stockbridge, VT $72,785

Wallingford, VT $72,825

Wells, VT $72,919

West Pawlet, VT $72,943

West Rupert, VT $72,926

West Rutland, VT $72,881

Whiting, VT $72,918

Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,996

Albany, VT $72,954

Barnet, VT $72,919

Barton, VT $72,946

Beebe Plain, VT $72,968

Concord, VT $72,849

Coventry, VT $73,053

Craftsbury, VT $72,975

Craftsbury Common, VT $72,979

Danville, VT $72,934

Derby, VT $72,968

Derby Line, VT $72,913

East Burke, VT $72,911

East Charleston, VT $72,919

East Hardwick, VT $72,958

East Haven, VT $72,752

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,995

Glover, VT $72,924

Granby, VT $72,663

Greensboro, VT $72,900

Greensboro Bend, VT $72,946

Hardwick, VT $73,027

Irasburg, VT $72,928

Island Pond, VT $72,809

Lowell, VT $72,903

Lower Waterford, VT $72,987

Lyndon, VT $72,974

Lyndon Center, VT $73,056

Lyndonville, VT $72,977

Morgan, VT $72,845

Newport, VT $73,012

Newport Center, VT $72,919

North Concord, VT $72,728

North Troy, VT $72,929

Orleans, VT $72,901

Passumpsic, VT $73,001

Peacham, VT $72,854

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $73,003

Sheffield, VT $72,873

Sutton, VT $72,868

Troy, VT $72,936

West Burke, VT $72,916

West Charleston, VT $72,882

West Danville, VT $72,939

Westfield, VT $72,881

West Glover, VT $72,931

Averill, VT $72,506

Beecher Falls, VT $72,977

Canaan, VT $72,795

Gilman, VT $73,116

Guildhall, VT $72,699

Lunenburg, VT $72,857

Norton, VT $72,652

North Bennington, VT $73,463

North Pownal, VT $73,611

Pownal, VT $73,653

White River Junction, VT $72,987

Ascutney, VT $73,021

Barnard, VT $72,821

Bethel, VT $72,866

Bradford, VT $72,942

Bridgewater, VT $72,896

Bridgewater Corners, VT $72,751

Brookfield, VT $72,937

Brownsville, VT $72,897

Chelsea, VT $72,895

Corinth, VT $72,876

East Corinth, VT $72,906

East Randolph, VT $72,920

East Ryegate, VT $72,857

East Thetford, VT $72,947

Fairlee, VT $72,868

Groton, VT $72,888

Hartford, VT $73,177

Hartland, VT $72,921

Hartland Four Corners, VT $72,918

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,105

Newbury, VT $72,879

North Hartland, VT $72,972

North Pomfret, VT $72,847

North Thetford, VT $72,945

Norwich, VT $72,931

Plymouth, VT $72,699

Post Mills, VT $72,929

Quechee, VT $73,005

Randolph, VT $72,992

Randolph Center, VT $72,955

Reading, VT $72,759

Sharon, VT $72,865

South Pomfret, VT $72,795

South Royalton, VT $72,886

South Ryegate, VT $72,900

South Strafford, VT $72,882

South Woodstock, VT $72,777

Strafford, VT $72,819

Taftsville, VT $73,011

Thetford, VT $72,947

Thetford Center, VT $72,871

Topsham, VT $72,849

Tunbridge, VT $72,863

Vershire, VT $72,828

Wells River, VT $72,905

West Fairlee, VT $73,039

West Hartford, VT $72,849

West Newbury, VT $72,877

West Topsham, VT $72,907

Wilder, VT $73,180

Windsor, VT $72,950

Woodstock, VT $72,861

Bellows Falls, VT $73,127

Cambridgeport, VT $73,044

Cavendish, VT $72,801

Chester, VT $72,873

Chester Depot, VT $72,847

Grafton, VT $72,818

Londonderry, VT $72,949

Ludlow, VT $72,839

North Springfield, VT $73,093

Perkinsville, VT $72,895

Peru, VT $72,873

Proctorsville, VT $72,813

Saxtons River, VT $73,112

South Londonderry, VT $72,994

Springfield, VT $73,057

Westminster, VT $73,126

Westminster Station, VT $73,132

Weston, VT $72,798

Shaftsbury, VT $73,376

Brattleboro, VT $73,276

Bondville, VT $72,973

East Dover, VT $73,121

Jacksonville, VT $73,305

Jamaica, VT $72,974

Marlboro, VT $73,639

Newfane, VT $73,073

Putney, VT $73,058

Readsboro, VT $73,648

South Newfane, VT $73,099

Stamford, VT $73,595

Townshend, VT $73,007

Vernon, VT $73,500

Wardsboro, VT $73,060

West Dover, VT $73,180

West Dummerston, VT $73,092

West Halifax, VT $73,204

West Townshend, VT $72,909

West Wardsboro, VT $72,911

Whitingham, VT $73,279

Williamsville, VT $73,092

Wilmington, VT $73,235

Burlington, VT $73,435

South Burlington, VT $73,430

Winooski, VT $73,435

Colchester, VT $73,435

Alburgh, VT $73,068

Bakersfield, VT $73,177

Belvidere Center, VT $72,911

Bristol, VT $73,192

Cambridge, VT $73,279

Charlotte, VT $73,335

East Berkshire, VT $73,106

East Fairfield, VT $73,215

Enosburg Falls, VT $73,013

Essex, VT $73,379

Essex Junction, VT $73,384

Fairfax, VT $73,284

Fairfield, VT $73,214

Ferrisburgh, VT $73,254

Franklin, VT $73,017

Grand Isle, VT $73,291

Highgate Center, VT $73,079

Highgate Springs, VT $73,116

Hinesburg, VT $73,334

Huntington, VT $73,278

Isle La Motte, VT $73,159

Jeffersonville, VT $73,230

Jericho, VT $73,318

Jonesville, VT $73,333

Milton, VT $73,353

Monkton, VT $73,275

Montgomery, VT $73,013

Montgomery Center, VT $72,924

New Haven, VT $73,183

North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,286

North Hero, VT $73,214

Richford, VT $73,001

Richmond, VT $73,326

Saint Albans, VT $73,246

Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,237

Shelburne, VT $73,402

Sheldon, VT $73,159

Sheldon Springs, VT $73,339

South Hero, VT $73,358

Starksboro, VT $73,235

Swanton, VT $73,146

Underhill, VT $73,301

Underhill Center, VT $73,303

Vergennes, VT $73,161

Waterville, VT $73,185

Westford, VT $73,337

Williston, VT $73,393

Montpelier, VT $73,137

Bennington, VT $73,517

Arlington, VT $73,258

Dorset, VT $72,973

East Arlington, VT $72,945

East Dorset, VT $72,974

Manchester, VT $73,171

Manchester Center, VT $73,124

Assistant Port Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Port Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 54% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Port Engineer positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Port Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Port Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$92,762	$45.0	30%
Biotechnology	$87,054	$42.0	22%
Energy & Utilities	$84,199	$40.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$79,918	$38.0	12%
Healthcare	$78,491	$38.0	10%

Assistant Port Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Port Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$65,797

Average $71,355/year

$73,558

$5,483

Average $5,946/month

$6,130

$1,265

Average $1,372/week

$1,415

$32

Average $34/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,558	$6,130	$1,415	$35
Average	$71,355	$5,946	$1,372	$34
25th Percentile	$65,797	$5,483	$1,265	$32

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